Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Sale was not covered last week but demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality plain to average .

Baby calves 50.00 1 head

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $109.97/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$109.97

54 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$553

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$171

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3

$21.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.54

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	116.90	640	26
Medium 2	446	107.95	481	18thin
Medium 3	490	95.60	469	10thin

One grade step is worth $21.30/cwt here — about $171 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale54 hd

109.97

—

NC average7 barns · 1,121 hd

115.51

−5.54

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,463	79.33	1,160	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,174	58.01	681	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	851	46.78	398	4thin

Every lot, as filed

71 lots · USDA AMS · Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Monday) - Siler City, NC

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,376	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	288	106.92/cwt	104.00–110.00	308	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	605	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	424	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	245	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	284	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	525	97.57/cwt	90.00–105.00	512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	213	106.84/cwt	100.00–116.00	228	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	449	1
Steers	Small 3	—	375	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	341	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	118.04/cwt	111.00–123.00	619	9
Heifers	Medium 2	—	320	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	371	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	420	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	137.70/cwt	130.00–152.00	559	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	793	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	185	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	647	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	474	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	380	120.47/cwt	118.00–123.00	458	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	368	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	560	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	638	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	565	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	593	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	535	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	589	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	133.56/cwt	131.00–136.00	699	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	134.46/cwt	130.00–144.00	514	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	118.91/cwt	112.00–126.00	723	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	145.31/cwt	140.00–150.00	472	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	313	116.02/cwt	114.00–118.00	363	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	465	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	539	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	410	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	320	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	713	66.39/cwt	60.00–73.00	473	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	490	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	109.41/cwt	103.00–117.00	741	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	117.50/cwt	114.00–124.00	717	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	116.18/cwt	115.00–120.00	681	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	128.03/cwt	120.00–147.00	608	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	792	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	498	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	858	42.37/cwt	40.00–44.00	364	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	52.83/cwt	50.00–54.00	603	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	59.42/cwt	56.00–64.00	703	42
Bulls	—	—	1,705	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,569	1
Bulls	—	—	1,382	75.11/cwt	70.00–80.00	1,038	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	15,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	800	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	5,520	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	530	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	498	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	623	86.43/cwt	84.00–89.00	538	2
Bulls	Small 3	—	565	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	509	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	723	76.58/cwt	73.00–80.00	554	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	820	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	607	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	545	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	360	116.23/cwt	115.00–118.00	418	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	781	84.50/cwt	81.00–87.00	660	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	578	111.09/cwt	108.00–114.00	642	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	660	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	650	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	395	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	427	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	480	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	464	114.28/cwt	113.00–118.00	530	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	710	78.42/cwt	73.00–84.00	557	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	283	115.09/cwt	113.00–117.00	326	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	655	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	590	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	573	90.01/cwt	88.00–92.00	516	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	770	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	119.36/cwt	111.00–122.00	688	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	678	1

How this sale compares

North Carolina weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every North Carolina auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

North Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Monday) - Siler City, NC

Mon Oct 18, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Raleigh, NC (RA-LS)

Feeder CattleReceipts 174Last week 183Year ago 221

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 83Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 0

Sale was not covered last week but demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings moderate with quality plain to average .

Baby calves 50.00 1 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	125.00	125.00
1	—	1,310	105.00	105.00
5	—	406	130.00–152.00	137.70
1	—	655	121.00	121.00
2	—	283	130.00	130.00
1	—	470	130.00	130.00
2	—	523	131.00–136.00	133.56
3	—	382	130.00–144.00	134.46
2	—	608	112.00–126.00	118.91
2	—	325	140.00–150.00	145.31
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	213	100.00–116.00	106.84
1	—	420	106.00	106.00
1	—	565	105.00	105.00
1	—	535	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	102.00	102.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	91.00	91.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	185	121.00	121.00
2	—	380	118.00–123.00	120.47
1	—	560	114.00	114.00
2	—	313	114.00–118.00	116.02
1	—	465	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	89.00	89.00
1	—	415	120.00	120.00
9	—	524	111.00–123.00	118.04
1	—	660	98.00	98.00
1	—	370	128.00	128.00
1	—	320	123.00	123.00
11	—	576	111.00–122.00	119.36
1	—	640	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	110.00	110.00
2	—	245	116.00	116.00
1	—	320	116.00	116.00
4	—	360	115.00–118.00	116.23
4	—	464	113.00–118.00	114.28
2	—	710	73.00–84.00	78.42
2	—	283	113.00–117.00	115.09
1	—	655	90.00	90.00
1	—	770	86.00	86.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	288	104.00–110.00	106.92
1	—	605	70.00	70.00
2	—	525	90.00–105.00	97.57
1	—	650	84.00	84.00
1	—	395	108.00	108.00
1	—	480	105.00	105.00
2	—	573	88.00–92.00	90.01
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	78.00	78.00
2	—	713	60.00–73.00	66.39
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	113.00	113.00
2	—	723	73.00–80.00	76.58
1	—	820	74.00	74.00
1	—	545	112.00	112.00
4	—	781	81.00–87.00	84.50
2	—	578	108.00–114.00	111.09
1	—	660	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	93.00	93.00
5	—	677	103.00–117.00	109.41
4	—	610	114.00–124.00	117.50
5	—	586	115.00–120.00	116.18
4	—	475	120.00–147.00	128.03
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	94.00	94.00
2	—	623	84.00–89.00	86.43
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	90.00	90.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	66.00	66.00
13	—	1,141	50.00–54.00	52.83
42	—	1,183	56.00–64.00	59.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	60.00	60.00
3	—	858	40.00–44.00	42.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,705	92.00	92.00
3	—	1,382	70.00–80.00	75.11

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	690.00	690.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Monday) - Siler City, NC

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle